Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble, Philip Glass
2003

By the 1980s, Philip Glass’ position as a leading figure in contemporary classical music was already firmly established, but his work had yet to make a major impact beyond that mainly niche community. Glassworks, released in 1982, was a deliberate attempt to capture a broader audience. While all six pieces on the album are relatively brief, they give an evocative overview of Glass’ soundworld at that period. The gently rippling piano figurations of “Opening” immediately cast a soothing, hypnotic spell, while the electrical pulsations of “Floe” exemplify Glass in dynamic motion. “Facades”, by contrast, exudes a vein of melancholy mined from his 1980 opera Satyagraha. The expanded edition of Glassworks includes movements from the dance piece “In the Upper Room”, a welcome addition to what remains a highly accessible introduction to Glass’ music.

Philip Glass
Glassworks
Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, Philip Glass
Jon Gibson, Al Brown, Philip Glass, Jack Kripl, Larry Wechsler, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Seymour Barab, Maureen Gallagher, Richard Peck, Julian Barber, Fred Zlotkin, Lois Martin, Linda Moss, Sharon Moe, Michael Riesman
Jack Kripl, Larry Wechsler, Fred Zlotkin, Richard Peck, Linda Moss, Seymour Barab, Maureen Gallagher, Jon Gibson, Al Brown, Julian Barber, Sharon Moe, Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Philip Glass, Lois Martin
Julian Barber, Richard Peck, Seymour Barab, Sharon Moe, Michael Riesman, Jon Gibson, Al Brown, Linda Moss, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Jack Kripl, Larry Wechsler, Maureen Gallagher, Philip Glass, Fred Zlotkin, Lois Martin
Sharon Moe, Michael Riesman, Jack Kripl, Larry Wechsler, Linda Moss, Maureen Gallagher, Julian Barber, Seymour Barab, Lois Martin, Richard Peck, Philip Glass, Fred Zlotkin, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Jon Gibson, Al Brown
Richard Peck, Lois Martin, Sharon Moe, Michael Riesman, Seymour Barab, Jon Gibson, Al Brown, Linda Moss, Jack Kripl, Larry Wechsler, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Julian Barber, Maureen Gallagher, Philip Glass, Fred Zlotkin
Philip Glass
In the Upper Room
Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman
Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman
Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble
Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman
Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman

29 September 2003 11 Tracks, 1 hour 2 minutes ℗ 1982, 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

RECORD LABEL

Sony Classical

Production

  • Philip Glass
    Producer
  • Kurt Munkacsi
    Producer